Extravagant Claims: Trident Iceni

British sports car maker, Trident is making some pretty extravagant claims for its $119,000 Iceni Grand Tourer that will be seen next month at London's Salon Privé 2012.

The usual 200+mph top speed is promised along with 0- 60 mph in just 3.7 seconds. However what makes this appear faintly incredulous is that power comes from a 6.6-liter turbo diesel running on bio fuels that produces 430 bhp and, wait for it, 950 lbs.- ft. of torque at less than 3250 rpm. Naturally, there's an even hotter version on the cards with 660 bhp and 1050 lbs.-ft. of torque on tap.

This performance comes as a result of Trident's patented `Torque Multiplication' technology that results in the engine running at 980 rpm developing 700 lbs.-ft, at a constant 70 mph, returning 68.9 mpg giving the car a 2000+mile range on a single tank of fuel.

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The makers maintain they have invested $3.9 million developing the car, and while Trident says that it "builds to order" there seems to be little physical evidence to back up their extravagant claims.